DAKAR 2019

GLOBAL DOMINATION OF DIRT

Most laboratories are clean. But not ours. We prefer the dust, dirt and extreme conditions motorsport events like the Dakar throw at us. That’s what truly inspires the innovations our tires pack. And that’s why BFGoodrich® has been appointed the Dakar Rally’s official tire supplier. With more than 45 years of motorsport experience under its belt, and with a score of 14 Dakar wins to its name, BFGoodrich® is targeting further success on the world famous cross-country rally in 2019.

The Russian driver won his fourth Dakar in Lima following on from his titles obtained in 2013, 2017 and 2018.It was a very difficult race. There were a lot of dunes, a lot of sand and very strong competitors, like my team-mates, Gerard de Rooy and Federico Villagra. Thank you for the race. I’m...

After a brilliant career on the bike during which he twice climbed onto the third step of the final podium, the Chilean, who has undergone a reconversion behind the wheel of an SxS, was triumphant on his very appearance in the category on the Dakar…I’m very happy, I didn’t think I was going to...

Matthias Walkner, the winner of the last edition, finished this year behind his Australian team-mate. The Austrian climbs onto the second step of the podium, a place he already occupied in 2017.I feel really sorry for Pablo, because normally he should have stayed on the podium and done an amaz...

FOCUSPeru welcomed the 41st edition of the Dakar that finished today in Lima after 10 punishing stages, the outcome of which was victory for a heroic Toby Price in the bike race, Nasser Al-Attiyah with his third title in the car category thanks to his exemplary strategic poise, Nicolás Cavigli...

The Spanish driver, a winner on a bike in 2004 and then in a car in 2014, returned to the podium on the Dakar, in 2nd position, 46 minutes behind Nasser Al-Attiyah.We are happy. It was a tough race, with a lot of stress every day. It wasn’t easy. We didn’t even have one second just to be a lit...

Second on the last special and winner of four stages on the rally, Sébastien Loeb climbed onto the third step of the podium in Lima, despite many problems that seriously hindered his progress.It was overall a good rally because we finished on the podium, but we could have expected better. Glob...